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  • Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance Presents to National Assembly Landmark Legislation to Criminalize Tax Fraud

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    President Varela’s Administration presented the bill as part of its ongoing commitment to greater financial transparency and international standards PANAMA CITY, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance presented yesterday to the National Assembly new landmark legislation to include tax fraud in the Country’s Criminal Code, which, if passed, will represent the latest in…

  • Macau to leave tax haven ‘blacklist’ after complying with EU rules

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    Macau is soon to leave the European Union’s (EU) tax haven ‘blacklist’. This change is part of a proposal on the part of EU officials which aims to remove eight out of 17 jurisdictions from the list, which was most recently updated last month. Under the proposal, several news agencies reported that problematic jurisdictions –…

  • Buried Treasure: How Much Is Hidden in Tax Havens?

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    Switzerland, which developed cross-border wealth-management in the 1920s, once was in a league of its own as a tax haven. Since the 1980s, however, tax-dodgers have had a rich menu to choose from: They can hide assets anywhere from the Bahamas to Hong Kong. The percentage of global wealth held offshore has increased dramatically—but it…

  • Ten Wealth Building Myths

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    Top Ten Wealth Building Myths [box size=”large”]For those who don’t know that they don’t know: A test to measure any U.S. Person’s level of misconception about wealth building and offshore investing.[/box] U.S. Person Wealth Building Myths are: Myth No. 1 You can’t build wealth without a reduction of your spendable income. Myth No. 2 There…

  • Rocky road ahead for global anti-tax evasion framework

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    Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 countries are working to create an international framework to curb tax evasion, but differing attitudes over the recent back taxes imposed on Apple and other obstacles could stand in the way. There have been growing calls for stricter tax regulations around the world since the…

  • How to Structure Capital Offshore

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    Structure Capital Offshore – The Only Tax Rules Compliant and Double Tax Agreements Non-Reporting and Excluded Account The pension regime is very important internationally and one thing the OECD organization has done amazingly well is Double Tax Agreements. They have come out with an amendment to the OECD model double tax agreement that introduces a…

  • Panama Papers Antidote

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    Panama Papers Antidote – Business Ownership Overseas There is a misunderstanding as to what type of businesses the U.S. provides tax deferral overseas. Is it a trading company or a company dealing in capital overseas? The fact is that the U.S. provides tax deferral on overseas trading businesses but not on overseas firms dealing in…

  • Seraph Summit to Present the Panama Papers Antidote

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    IRS Compliant “On the Grid” Offshore Asset Protection Structures Presented at the Seraph Summit The massive leak of documents from a secretive Panamanian law firm… it’s the world’s fourth biggest offshore law firm, Mossack Fonseca, contain details of various world leaders’ offshore companies – over 70 current and former world leaders in fact! This includes…

  • The Panamanian Second Passport Program

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    Panama has become a popular destination for many Americans and Canadians for retirement purposes. As the Switzerland of Latin American, it is also a popular destination for many South Americans particularly Venezuelans and Colombians. Historically, Panama has been and remains politically and economically stable. The currency is tied to the U.S. dollar. For purposes of…